17/11/2017. WESTERN, 70 Western Road, LEICESTER, Leicestershire, England

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Tried at the hop and barley, Lincoln. Amber colour with a white head, Light malty and caramel aroma and taste, a touch of fruity, but a bit musty.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Cask @ Parcel Yard, Leicester. Light hazy amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and light vinegar. Flavor is medium sweet and light sour. Sweet and light sour finish. Off. 260717

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask @ The Parcel Yard, Leicester. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, vinegar, malt, hops and has a bitter finish.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Two hand-pulled half-pints in The Three Crowns, Oakham on 15th March 2016. Easy drinking bitter, hence the second half. Golden/amber with a white, stable head. Pleasant blend with the malts just about winning in both the aroma and flavour stakes over the bittering hops.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Gravity cask at the 2015 Red Lion Beer Festival, Histon. Golden brown with a decent amount of natural carbonation producing a modest amount of off-white head. Caramel, candy sugar and bramble aroma, subtle and convincing. Not so convincing is the bittersweet taste. Pleasant enough with the hints of biscuit spread and Camp coffee, and the hoppy bitter tang at the end, but it leaves me wanting all in all. The weakish oily palate just adds to my annoyance.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (handpump) @ Three Crowns (Steamin’ Billy), 42 Northgate, Oakham, Rutland, England LE15 6QS. [ As Steamin Billy Tipsy Fisherman ].Clear medium amber orange with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, nutty, caramel, moderate hoppy, UK hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, hop bitter, malt, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141008]